Brooder



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BROODER Filed Sept. 19, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 1:7. Au/ fefmanBymw/h Patented Feb. l, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE BROODER JamesA. Aukerman, Peru, Ind.

Application September 19, 1936, Serial No. 101,671

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to brooders and has for its principalobject to provide means for circulating heated air throughout thebrooder.`

A further object of the invention is to provide a brooder of simple andpractical construction, which is strong and durable, relativelyinexpensive to manufacture and maintain in use, which is eillcient andreliable in operation and otherwise well adapted for the purposes forwhich the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described andclaimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view and Figure 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view taken substantially on a line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, whereln for the purpose ofillustration I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, thenumeral 5 designates the brooder generally ,which is formed of alongitudinally arched top 6 closed at each end by end sections 1. 'I'hecorners of the brooder are supported upon legs 8 and the bottom edges ofthe arched top 6 as well as the bottom edges of the end sections 'I areformed with curtains 9 having their lower edges I0 terminating in spacedrelation above the surface on which the brooder is rested, said loweredges of the curtains 9 being formed with upwardly extending Ventilatingnotches I I.

Spaced inwardly from the arched top and side walls 6 is an inner shellI2 secured to the end walls 'I by angular plates I3. The lower edge ofthe inner shell I2 is open whereby to provide an air space between theshell and the outer top 6.

The inner shell I2 and top 6 are formed with registering openings I4 andI5 positioned substantially at the central portion of the top andthrough which a pipe I6 is inserted, the upper end of the pipecommunicating with a fan housing I1 within which a conventional fan andelectric motor are mounted. Air intake ports I8 are formed in the wallsof the housing for drawing air into the housing and forcing the samethrough the lower open end portion of the pipe I6 to the brooder beneaththe inner shell I2 as will be clearly apparent from an inspection ofFigure 3 of the drawings. Vent openings 28 are formed in the top 6adjacent the air intake pipe I6.

A substantially dish-shaped air deector I9 25 extending upwardly throughthe top of the brooder.

Openings 26 are formed within the several walls of the brooder which maybe closed by removable cover plates 21.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that air will be drawn into thebrooder through the fan housing I1 and caused to circulate over theheating coils 2| as indicated by the arrows. A portion of the air willbe discharged through the slots II in the skirted portion 9 in thebottom of the brooder and the remaining portion of the air will beforced upwardly between the inner shell I2 and top 6 and out throughvent openings 28 formed in the top 6 adjacent the fan housing I1. Warmair will thus be distributed throughout the entire area of the brooderand fresh warm air will be constantly circulated therethrough.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A brooder comprising an outer shell having vent openings therein, aninner shell spaced therefrom and open at its bottom, an electric#heating element in the brooder, a downwardly opening deflector for saidheating element, an air. feed pipe extending through the walls of saidouter and inner shells, means for forcing air through the pipe forfeeding air to the interior of the shells, and a. deflector interposedbetween the heating element and the inner end of the pipe to spread theair toward the sides of the brooder for passing between the shells to bedischarged through said vent openings.

2. A brooder comprising an outer shell having vent openings therein, aninner shell spaced therefrom and open at its bottom, an electric heatingelement in the brooder, an air feed pipe extending through the walls ofsaid outer and lnner shells, aperforated fan casing mounted at theouterend of the pipe havingan electric fan therein for feeding air tothe interior of the inner shell, and a defiector interposed between theheating element and the inner end of the pipe to spread the air towardthe sides of the brooder for passing between the shells to be dischargedthrough said vent openings..

3. A brooder comprising an outer shell having vent openings therein, aninner shell spaced therefrom and open at its bottom, said shells beinglongitudinally arched, end walls closing the ends of the shells, anelectric heating element suspended in the brooder, a downwardly openingdefiector for said heating element, an air feed pipe extending throughthe top walls of said.

outer and inner shells, a perforated fan casing mounted at the outergendof the pipe having an electric fan therein for feeding air to theinterior 10 of the inner shell, and a deector interposed between theheating element and the inner end ofthe/pipe to spread the air towardsthe sides 'Mfof'the brooder for passing between the shells to bedischarged through said vent openings.

JAMES A. AUKERMAN.

